Google Startups Launches Black Founders Funds to Help Low-income Communities
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Search engine giant, Google, has launched a US$3 million Black Founders Fund for African startups. The company also launched a US$3 million…
South African Start-up - WhereIsMyTransport - Raises US$14.5m in Series A funding Extension
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South African-based mobility company, WhereIsMyTransport, has recorded a successful funding round of US$14.5 million in the extension phase of its series A…
Onyeka Akumah Steps Down as Farmcrowdy CEO; Akindele Philips Becomes New CEO
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Serial entrepreneur, Onyeka Akumah has finally stepped down as CEO of the agritech startup – Farmcrowdy – after almost five years at…
Call for application: Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize for AgriTech Startups
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In the bid to push AgriTech start-ups to a new level of development, Milken Institute and Motsepe Foundation have launched the Milken-Motsepe…
South African EdTech Start-up - iXperience - Secures $2.5m in Series A Funding
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South African-based edTech startup, iXperience, has secured a funding of $2.5 million in its Series A funding round. According to the startup,…
Uber and Bolt Drivers Begin Strike To Protest Increase in Cost of Maintenance
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Uber and Bolt drivers in Nigeria, under the aegis of Professional E-hailing Drivers and Partners Association (PEDPA), have embarked on an industrial…
Numida, an Ugandan Fintech Start-up, Raises US$2.3 Million to Drive African Expansion
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Numida, and Ugandan Fintech start-up that provides unsecured digital loans to small businesses in African, has closed a seed funding round of…
Nairobi-based Fintech Start-up - Tanda - is Working on Regional Expansion, after Closing a Funding Round
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Kenyan-based Fintech service provider – Tanda – after securing an undisclosed amount of funding, has announced its decision to push for operational…
Gokada Announces Nikhil Goel as New CEO
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Nigerian-based logistics start-up, Gokada, has officially announced Nikhil Goel as its new CEO. The announcement is coming eight months after former CEO,…